Jazz Finland Live

MENTAL ALASKA SUMMER JAZZ CLUB
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STEVE NOBLE (UK) solo
STEVE NOBLE & TOPIAS TIHEÄSALO
SAMI PEKKOLA & MATTI LUOKKANEN solos +duo
PLIE (Joonas Riippa & Ville Riippa)

Steve Noble is London's leading drummer, a fearless and constantly inventive improviser whose super-precise, ultra-propulsive and hyper-detailed playing has galvanized encounters with Derek Bailey, Matthew Shipp, Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, Evan Parker, Thurston Moore, Ikue Mori, Stephen O'Malley, Joe McPhee, Alex Ward, Rhodri Davies and many, many more. In the early eighties, Noble played with the Nigerian master drummer Elkan Ogunde, Rip Rig and Panic, Brion Gysin and the Bow Gamelan Ensemble, before going on to work with the pianist Alex Maguire and with Derek Bailey (including Company Weeks 1987, 89 and 90). He was featured in the Bailey's excellent TV series on Improvisation for Channel 4 based on his book 'Improvisation; its nature and practise'. He has toured and performed throughout Europe, Africa and America and currently leads the groups N.E.W (with John Edwards and Alex Ward) and DECOY (with John Edwards and Alexander Hawkins).

In addition to the headlining artist, the stage will be taken by Sami Pekkola and Matti Luokkanen -- both solo and duo. Drummer Joonas Riippa presents his new project where drum machines meet LP recordings and percussion. 

Tickets 10 €

Open event

Kirjurinluoto / 75 €

Main Stage
13:30 Kalle Kalima's Long Winding Road
15:45 Pirkka-Pekka Petelius & Irti-orkesteri
18:00 Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
20:15 Bo Kaspers Orkester
22:30 Seal

Joki Stage
14:45 Shura
16:45 Ane Brun
19:15 Average White Band
21:30 Låpsley
00:15 Olavi Uusivirta is Alive and Well and Living in Helsinki

Lokki Stage
14:30 Eero Koivistoinen 70th Birthday Celebration
16:45 Makaya McCraven
19:00 Steve Coleman & Five Elements
21:30 Avishai Cohen Trio

Image Stage
18:15 Jukka Eskola Soul Trio
20:30 Per "Texas" Johansson

Cafe Jazz / 25 €
21:00 House band warm-up: Aki Rissanen Trio
22:00 Makaya McCraven
00:00 Midnight Jam Session

Jazz Street Stage / free entry
14:00 Jouni Hokkanen Quintet
16:00 Lake Jons
18:00 Randy Benson
20:00 Skinny Jenny
22:00 Särre

Open event